Article
Severe beta(0) thalassemia/hemoglobin E disease caused by de novo 22-base pair duplication in the paternal allele of beta globin gene.
American journal of hematology - 1 Jul 2007
Rojnuckarin Ponlapat, Settapiboon Rung, Vanichsetakul Preeda, Sueblinvong Tada, Sutcharitchan Pranee
Abstract excerpt
beta Thalassemia is a major public health concern in Southeast Asia. A prevention program has been implemented in Thailand comprising mass carrier screening and genetic testing. In this study, a Thai girl with severe beta thalassemia/hemoglobin (Hb) E disease was born from the mother with Hb E trait and the genotypically normal father. DNA sequencing revealed novel 22-bp tandem duplication in the paternal allele...
Topics
- Alleles
- Base Pairing
- Base Sequence
- Fathers
- Female
- Gene Duplication
- Globins
- Hemoglobin E
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Molecular Sequence Data
